tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:53:58 +0000pratham booksBooksreadingchildren's bookschildreneventsstoriesIndian PublisherstechnologyIndiastorytellingwritingkidlitillustrationsarteducationlibrarieslearningcontestlanguagesPublishingeventvideoCreative Commonse-booksotherauthorsillustratorslocal languagesliteracyfestivaldigitalauthorbook reviewopenchampionscommunityindian literatureawards6framestorynon-profitsrecapworkshopscopyrightbook fairteachingcomicsschoolbook launchenvironmentprinted booksstoryweaverindustrytranslationsfunliteratureRemixbook fairsbookstorefreebook donationlanguagetwittere-readerpoetry#IMLD2016jobsbook readingdonateabookstory#IMLD2017collaborationMarketingchildren's storiessocial mediaaudiointernetinterview seriesopen sourceonline resourcesbookshelfcontentthoughtsconferenceaccessibilitycampaignmobilenewspapersretellreviews#IMLD2015PublishersbookarooimaginationlibrarianIdeateachersBOOK COVERSawarenesscharityprojectfellowshipbloggingdream contestinnovationarchivecreativityfilmmusicvolunteersCreativeToysclassroomdigitizedonationmagazinesroundupsaleswordsactivityconservationinspirationlifeonlineElectronic learningbook formatfundraisinggadgetsgamesgooglephotographypop-uptheatreDictionaryPratham Books Championscultureexperimentsharinggraphic novelinternsplatformbook downloadchild rightsecofriendlycrowdsourcinggoogle impact challengeliterary meetnotes from the fieldpublic domaintextbookwikipediaITD2017Paperfuture of booksgovernmentjoy of readingparentingprintingRemixedTelevisiondrawingpoemsBookmarksBrandinggranthindinaturepeoplepiracysampletypographyMUSEUMSneak PreviewsTrendcommunicationconsumerdisabilityguestbloginternational literacy dayknowledgepostcardsprizerecycleresearchresourcessave waterself publishingsocial networkingtravelinteractivemoviemulitilingualpreserveRecruitingcrowdfundingmathmythsoftwareTentasticfeedbackindicinformationrhymestactile booksBraille booksUrduaccessiblebook listsbooks pratham booksinclusivelibraries.visual-impairmentwriters workshopPratham BooksA not-for-profit children's book publishing trust.http://blog.prathambooks.org/noreply@blogger.com (Maya)Blogger4077125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/prathambookshttps://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-7213558721294269591Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:39:00 +00002018-02-14T12:44:23.092+05:30book donationBooksdonateabookpratham booksreading20 Days, 2500 Books : International Book Giving Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">14th February is Valentine's Day. But did you know that it is also International Book Giving Day?&nbsp;</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Vvzws17-Ik/WoM9AsNusHI/AAAAAAAAMss/272AhM9nUPkFGfpcUEdy2ZfqD2NLljV7wCLcBGAs/s1600/elysdolan-bookgivingday-webpageposter-smallest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="619" height="280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Vvzws17-Ik/WoM9AsNusHI/AAAAAAAAMss/272AhM9nUPkFGfpcUEdy2ZfqD2NLljV7wCLcBGAs/s400/elysdolan-bookgivingday-webpageposter-smallest.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Source : <a href="https://bookgivingday.com/">International Book Giving Day</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://bookgivingday.com/">International Book Giving Day</a>’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide&nbsp;</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">to give a book to a child on February 14th.</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last year, our community donated generously to our International Book Giving Day campaign and we raised 1500 books. Join us again this year by helping us raise funds for ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">...2500 books in 20 days!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Help us make some book love potion by:&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Choosing a campaign on <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/donate">Donate-a-Book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Adding a dash of your book love* to the mix&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*(Rs.250 = 6 books, Rs.500 =12 books, Rs.1000 = 25 books. Rs.5000 = 1 library kit)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Books are sent to libraries/schools across India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Children open your book love parcel and dive into a magical world of stories.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A look at all the current campaigns on Donate-a-Book :</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Support Thinksharp Foundation's campaign to start <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/344-Padega-India-Tho">libraries in rural Maharashtra</a></li><li>Make STEM subjects less daunting by gifting a <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/333-Gift-a-STEM">STEM book pack</a> to a library/school across India.</li><li>Send books to build a library in a <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/342-Children-read,-Children">government school in Kukatpalli</a>, Telangana</li><li>Somaiya Trust has rebuilt a library in Tera village in Kutch. Can you help <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/350-Somaiya-Trust-Helpline">add books to this village library</a>?</li><li>Aim for Seva works with tribal and first generation learners. Help them <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/351-AIM-FOR-SEVA">equip 5 education centres in Karnataka</a> with books in 3 languages.</li><li>By donating to Insight Walk Education's campaign, books can reach children in <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/352-Setting-Up-Library">12 ruemote villages in Maharashtra</a>.</li><li>Donate books to Kites - a <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/354-KITES-Gift-a-book">pre and remedial school located in Dehradun</a>.</li><li>Jamuna wants to <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/355-Vision-to-future">bring change to a village in a remote hamlet of Tamil Nadu</a>. Support her mission by gifting books to the library she is building.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">This February, let us celebrate the 'love' of reading!</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://donateabook.org.in/donate"><img border="0" data-original-height="40" data-original-width="191" height="41" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xBGSvgavqcI/WoM-7eCysUI/AAAAAAAAMs4/HboaCbhVN7kxtMwn7TeKHpJgqE-qo0s4QCLcBGAs/s200/button_donateabook.png" width="200" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;">*If you are trying to make a donation from outside India, please email donateabook(at)prathambooks(dot)org with details of the campaign you want to donate to.</i></div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/Z0kuIkk3vRc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/Z0kuIkk3vRc/20-days-2500-books-international-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/20-days-2500-books-international-book.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-2769270473427868361Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:18:00 +00002018-02-13T00:48:18.679+05:30donateabooklibrariesSetting Up Libraries in Rural Maharashtra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the best feeling we experience at Pratham Books is to see a kid enjoying a book. To see libraries getting built across the country. Partner organizations as well as individuals across the country put their faith into our books and share them with kids who have less or no access to books. Thinksharp Foundation is one such organization which has made our books available in several schools and centres across rural Maharashtra. During the launch of our crowdfunding platform,&nbsp;<a href="https://donateabook.org.in/">Donate-a-Book</a>, Thinksharp Foundation started a campaign to raise funds for libraries and were able to crowdfund for 750 books. Thinksharp Foundation is back with a <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/344-Padega-India-Tho">new campaign</a> for the new year...</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;"><i>With new books we are going to start new libraries at four new StudyMall before new academic year starts. This will give access to read books to more than 1500 kids in 5 government&nbsp;run schools in 5 different villages of Maharashtra.</i></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">Santosh Phad shares pictures of how the books from the previous donation were used. Learn more about the work they do and <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/344-Padega-India-Tho">#DonateABook</a> today!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">T<span style="text-align: justify;">hinksharp Foundation is a non-for- profit organisation started in 2011. At Thinksharp&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">Foundation, we believe that every child has a right for better education and that he/she&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">should have opportunity to access what they deserve.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Project StudyMall - Read, Learn, Play</b> project provides better educational infrastructure in rural schools and villages (For example : Libraries, digital learning, educational games, workshops, etc).&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The project has benefited more than 4000 children in 12 different village through 12 StudyMalls.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RX5kRPSChIU/WoHlYR0eXaI/AAAAAAAAMr8/AKYAZt3LRFYd6KA728v2cSpxk3TzDv7-ACLcBGAs/s1600/26195543_970353356437214_8116811351525959909_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RX5kRPSChIU/WoHlYR0eXaI/AAAAAAAAMr8/AKYAZt3LRFYd6KA728v2cSpxk3TzDv7-ACLcBGAs/s400/26195543_970353356437214_8116811351525959909_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E7bUvNCJ2LE/WoHlYt5oslI/AAAAAAAAMsA/u6WiEoP6hNwR1WeHBHCjhd-J05MXwmyVACLcBGAs/s1600/26220847_973303882808828_5108531300871537219_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E7bUvNCJ2LE/WoHlYt5oslI/AAAAAAAAMsA/u6WiEoP6hNwR1WeHBHCjhd-J05MXwmyVACLcBGAs/s400/26220847_973303882808828_5108531300871537219_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjNj5AEWIMc/WoHlYto_cBI/AAAAAAAAMsE/II3z1ITGj_UJ_x14bFal_UGmlPO7tSrnwCLcBGAs/s1600/26757002_973303952808821_3970982226954799256_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjNj5AEWIMc/WoHlYto_cBI/AAAAAAAAMsE/II3z1ITGj_UJ_x14bFal_UGmlPO7tSrnwCLcBGAs/s400/26757002_973303952808821_3970982226954799256_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NXEW9mcwKV0/WoHlZCmswzI/AAAAAAAAMsI/xEtVavyRCvQodfVPw58VF6s1-RIYKAyPwCLcBGAs/s1600/26992523_981459795326570_4016644418686930401_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NXEW9mcwKV0/WoHlZCmswzI/AAAAAAAAMsI/xEtVavyRCvQodfVPw58VF6s1-RIYKAyPwCLcBGAs/s400/26992523_981459795326570_4016644418686930401_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nzQ3fDOatl0/WoHlZnEBbTI/AAAAAAAAMsM/tDLFySKftIU0gOR81sTO19uJxUhN0S4tQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171220_103843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nzQ3fDOatl0/WoHlZnEBbTI/AAAAAAAAMsM/tDLFySKftIU0gOR81sTO19uJxUhN0S4tQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_20171220_103843.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our kids are always happy and excited to read new story books, specially Pratham books because of content, font, pictures and creative titles. I remember one student from our Surngali village center shared what he read from a book “Char Undrinichi Gost” and that we should always listen to another person every time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We successfully ran one campaign earlier and it was 100% funded&nbsp; We are a very happy partner on this platform. Best part of this platform is</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Transparency; many of donors want to donate books instead of giving money to NGO directly.</li><li>Easy to handle for donors as well as campaigners</li><li>End of the campaign you give chance to select books based on language/ titles</li><li>Donation alerts</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>Help Thinksharp Foundation <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/344-Padega-India-Tho">set up libraries in rural Maharashtra</a> by making a small donation on Donate-a-Book</i></span></b></div></div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/WDsDrWJZ5K8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/WDsDrWJZ5K8/setting-up-libraries-in-rural.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/setting-up-libraries-in-rural.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5900588016209326656Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:05:00 +00002018-02-09T10:35:18.532+05:30classroomlearninglibrariespratham booksreadingstoriesSTEM Fun in Classrooms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Khyati Datt from our Outreach Team shares a snapshot of how our STEM books have been faring in classrooms across India.</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maths and Science are not the most favourite subjects of many children. Children find them daunting and difficult to cope with, because of the manner that they are presented to them in. However, when concepts are presented in a fun and engaging manner, children find it easier to grasp and retain them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">STEM focussed texts give knowledge to children the way it is used in the real world, with concepts and subjects interwoven seamlessly. As a result, students engage and apply concepts in a deeper, more thorough way, leading to a greater understanding of the concepts.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to a grant from Oracle, Pratham Books has developed a special set of picture books exploring STEM topics. The books cover a range of topics like Science topics imploring why poories puff and fireflies glow, Maths topics including estimation of distances, division, multiplication and logical reasoning and Tech-first concepts like Artificial Intelligence. The book set also includes books exploring multiple Environment related topics and a few on Emotional Quotient too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The grant had also made possible the distribution of 100 libraries. For this, Pratham Books invited applications from NGOs, Government and affordable private schools to apply to receive free Library-in-a-Classroom sets with the STEM books created. We received an overwhelming response from 120+ organizations and schools across 22 Indian states collectively seeking 980 libraries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MsrvARPY6j8/WnyMV9vi6GI/AAAAAAAAMrg/ZG3hdEUPnNIpwl09NDPmUXgXS-G9Sp3CgCLcBGAs/s1600/PPS%2Blibrary%2Band%2Bcomputer%2Blab%2B-%2BAjay%2BKumar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="859" height="251" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MsrvARPY6j8/WnyMV9vi6GI/AAAAAAAAMrg/ZG3hdEUPnNIpwl09NDPmUXgXS-G9Sp3CgCLcBGAs/s400/PPS%2Blibrary%2Band%2Bcomputer%2Blab%2B-%2BAjay%2BKumar.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bfb33f8e-7683-d3fc-7c87-2e18f3fb090d"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A STEM library in one of the PRATIGYA centres</span></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Fun with STEM!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The books are being used by both children and teachers. The children are doing fun classroom activities like skits, role playing and participating in group discussions on topics in the books. The teachers are using the books for read alouds and are also preparing activities, assessments and quizzes. A teacher working with a school in Laila, in Dakshin Karnataka remarked:</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;"><i>“Children enjoy the books and often request for permission to take them home, in order to show it to their parents.”</i></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wpn-ZK-eeWc/WnyKQ2h9TTI/AAAAAAAAMrU/h02H9yNcTbkj6ZBRjF8XM-HyZR7XM6EWACLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B-%2BNingappa%2BBedasur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="927" height="288" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wpn-ZK-eeWc/WnyKQ2h9TTI/AAAAAAAAMrU/h02H9yNcTbkj6ZBRjF8XM-HyZR7XM6EWACLcBGAs/s400/2%2B-%2BNingappa%2BBedasur.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bfb33f8e-767b-f231-2e18-3a174d043d48"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: GUPS Laila, a school SELCO Foundation works with</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The STEM books are loved by children because the concepts mentioned in them are relatable. Children love Why Does A Poori Puff Up? as it addresses a question most of us have thought as children. Or a story like Dum Dum-a-Dum Biryani! brings forth not only the memory of accomplishing something with our siblings but also the real-time application of the Maths we were taught. Other books that were well received by children include Reeti and Mithu, Happy Maths , How do Aeroplanes Fly?, Jadav and</div><div style="text-align: justify;">the Tree-Place and How Old Is Muttaji?.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nandhini, a student from one of the classrooms that Isha Education works with, says “I love the book DIVE! because it’s about sea animals and has very colourful pictures”.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_wCapFgxHU/WnyMWDxQy6I/AAAAAAAAMrk/QDfsJJtmNrMraJ8GR27sT4JeF5A4fng8QCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B-%2BNingappa%2BBedasur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="913" height="298" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_wCapFgxHU/WnyMWDxQy6I/AAAAAAAAMrk/QDfsJJtmNrMraJ8GR27sT4JeF5A4fng8QCLcBGAs/s400/1%2B-%2BNingappa%2BBedasur.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bfb33f8e-7685-1894-0eca-44bc9fde76bc"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The STEM books being read in GUPS, Warknalli, one of the schools that SELCO</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foundation works with</span></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A teacher from Adarsh High School in Bengal, summarizes the impact of STEM books on her children perfectly, “Children love to discuss various topics of books and they ask their teachers about the unknown phenomenons like gravitational pull, electromagnetic radiations, atomic structure etc. These topics are out of the scope of their syllabus but they find them interesting. These books are helping them to understand many complex things and satisfying their curiosity.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The books have widened the lens through which children look at the world and interact with it. They practice mathematical concepts like division and multiplication using Dum Dum-a-Dum Biryani! and common vegetables, read Jadav and the Tree-Place to understand the importance of forests, and go on an adventure deep under the sea with DIVE!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The power of storytelling creates a great platform for fostering an interest in STEM learning, alongside creating a reading culture where reading is not restricted in the confines of the classrooms and the textbooks.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/WEEUrAM1NIw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/WEEUrAM1NIw/stem-fun-in-classrooms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/stem-fun-in-classrooms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5506230621567614498Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:44:00 +00002018-02-08T10:14:11.991+05:30eventspratham booksEvent : What is Neema Eating Today?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJl4u3ykGQA/WntHXhQCY_I/AAAAAAAAMq4/5a7lC7KV3aIY-iQqd_EnQBWmKnfscHcwgCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJl4u3ykGQA/WntHXhQCY_I/AAAAAAAAMq4/5a7lC7KV3aIY-iQqd_EnQBWmKnfscHcwgCLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK%2B%25288%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Meet Neema who LOVES to eat. Slippery lychees, squishy jamuns, sour tamarinds, shiny spinach – she loves it all!<div><br />And ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>....What is Neema Eating Today?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Join us this Saturday for the book launch of '<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721679?proid=9789386721679">What is Neema Eating Today?</a>'. An interactive storytelling session with author Bijal Vachharajani and illustrator Priya Kuriyan,&nbsp; followed by activities for 4- to 6-year-olds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Date :</b> February 10, 2018</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Time : </b>11.30 AM</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Venue : </b>Hippocampus Children's Experience Centre, #525, 16th Main, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Contact :</b> 080-2563 0206</div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/y0f8XJHY_-k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/y0f8XJHY_-k/event-what-is-neema-eating-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/event-what-is-neema-eating-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5089245153559627906Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:52:00 +00002018-02-07T23:31:25.296+05:30audioBookspratham booksstoriesstorytellingvideoThe Second Season of #PhoneStories is Here!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/a-walk-in-wild.html">first season of our #PhoneStories</a> took you right into the forest. The second season which launched on 26th January, 2018 takes you into the world of Miss Laya.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When someone says ‘PT teacher’, who do you think of? Someone big, strong and perhaps a bit strict? Well, what if you had a games teacher who wore funky tracksuits and sneakers and came to school on a fantastic motorbike? Well, we know a games teacher just like that and we want you to meet her!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first of a brand new set of #PhoneStories from Pratham Books, Miss Laya and her Fantastic Motorbike embark on a new adventure every Friday. Kind, strong, and full of fun, Miss Laya loves to help people. The books have been written by Mala Kumar and illlustrated by Abhishek Chaudhury.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Watch the first two episodes below and look out for the next two episodes on <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/phonestories2">StoryWeaver</a>.&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.67305; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 8pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_aMy0dSQjPA?rel=0&amp;controls=0" style="text-align: left;" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/02uBgohkE4A?rel=0&amp;controls=0" width="560"></iframe></div></div></div><div><br />You can also watch the stories in Hindi and Marathi on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9_ahl5Vu8P9tElauPWahg/videos">StoryWeaver Youtube channel</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, during the month of February, our Missed Call Do, Kahaani Suno campaign is on and you can hear about Miss Laya's adventures (along with other books)&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3 easy steps to listen to a story for FREE</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Step 1: Give a missed call to 080-33094244&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Step 2: We'll call you back and you can listen to stories in English and Hindi</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Step 3: To listen to more stories, simply give a missed call again.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTKou4L93Eg/Wns6k6e7OrI/AAAAAAAAMqc/eL7h5M0xp8sl6v4BI-uZ6ZKgl7si8IlXgCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK_1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTKou4L93Eg/Wns6k6e7OrI/AAAAAAAAMqc/eL7h5M0xp8sl6v4BI-uZ6ZKgl7si8IlXgCLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK_1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deepak Chandra, a <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/">Donate-a-Book</a> campaigner, wrote to us about how he used the 'Missed Call Do, Kahaani Suno' facility in his classroom.</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">I read about "Missed Call Do, Kahaani Suno" from one of Pratham Books' newsletters and right away, I knew that I should tell my kids about this opportunity. I went to the class equipped with speakers and gave a missed call and then there it was "Aaloo-Maaloo-Kaaloo" coming out of the speaker. Kids were so excited and yet sat really quiet so that they could hear the story. I gave this task as a homework and about 50% of the kids actually gave a missed call to hear stories.<span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGgs80gTcWc/Wns-2qfQw4I/AAAAAAAAMqo/erD6KknqTHsGP_pbWNbUXRbYVeCZjii3gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171012_104743072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGgs80gTcWc/Wns-2qfQw4I/AAAAAAAAMqo/erD6KknqTHsGP_pbWNbUXRbYVeCZjii3gCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_20171012_104743072.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify;">I really appreciate Pratham Books' effort to reach as many kids as possible, "Missed Call Do, Kahaani suno" is going to be a great way to do just that. All of the kids in our rural school have access to phones and now, they have access to beautifully woven and engaging stories.</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">So, go ahead and listen/watch/read these stories and don't forget to share them as well!&nbsp;</div></div></div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/djcqYQ5FSmQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/djcqYQ5FSmQ/the-second-season-of-phone-stories-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/the-second-season-of-phone-stories-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-1016683856499764832Wed, 07 Feb 2018 04:06:00 +00002018-02-08T23:29:38.293+05:30authorsBookspratham booksreadingstoriesOur Journey with Arvind Gupta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Last month, we heard the excellent news about Arvind Gupta receiving the Padma Shri award in Literature and Education (affordable education). At Pratham Books, we have followed his work for years and recently had the fortune of working with him. Editor Sandhya Taksale writes about working with Arvind Gupta and our journey with him. <br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Meet <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PadmaShri?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PadmaShri</a> 2018 awardee Arvind Gupta - the man known for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TurningTrashToToys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TurningTrashToToys</a> and teaching <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScienceFromTrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScienceFromTrash</a> <a href="https://t.co/xbPYujaVtv">pic.twitter.com/xbPYujaVtv</a></div>— PIB India (@PIB_India) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/956550746291359744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is a treat when you are listening to Arvind Gupta. With a spark in his eyes, he will tell you about new stories for kids from all across the world. Treasure of stories and anecdotes around them never ends. He always talks with great passion, enthusiasm and childlike spontaneity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After retiring from IUCAA in December 2014, most of his time is spent in digitizing and translating books. The speed with which he translates stories in Hindi and uploads them is just unbelievable. In the year 2017, along with many friends and educators, Arvind ji got 200 children's books translated in Hindi.&nbsp; Many of these books are biographies of famous scientists.<br /><br /><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Tinos; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; padding: 6px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TcAnxNtmxy8/WnoBaWNmAXI/AAAAAAAAMps/J7c5a_LXySMQhXQYOhUvVGBbF1_ZJbNTQCLcBGAs/s1600/1280px-Arvind_gupta_upload_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TcAnxNtmxy8/WnoBaWNmAXI/AAAAAAAAMps/J7c5a_LXySMQhXQYOhUvVGBbF1_ZJbNTQCLcBGAs/s400/1280px-Arvind_gupta_upload_2.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Image Source :<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Gupta#/media/File:Arvind_gupta_upload_2.jpeg">Nandagopalrl</a><span>&nbsp;</span>,<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every time we met or had a call, I would request him to write a story for Pratham Books. And one day, he sent an interesting story saying, “I am sending you the story from the life of the Buddha which Pratham Books could consider printing.” The content team loved this story and we started developing this book. We wanted the visual depiction of Buddha to be different from the ones we generally see. Debasmita Dasgupta captured the spiritwe were looking for and with those beautiful illustrations the story turned into a book - ‘<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386652911?proid=9789386652911">What happened to the shawl</a>’. Arvind ji was very happy with the illustrations and the way the book got developed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpRJaKkGHhM/WnoG1Yi6MlI/AAAAAAAAMp8/zy2xYK6Oh2os0Rt5NG1Z6XJzgo_1QxbzACLcBGAs/s1600/9789386652911%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpRJaKkGHhM/WnoG1Yi6MlI/AAAAAAAAMp8/zy2xYK6Oh2os0Rt5NG1Z6XJzgo_1QxbzACLcBGAs/s400/9789386652911%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This ancient story from the life of Buddha carries a deep lesson about the conservation. Actually, ‘Reuse, Reecycle and Reduce’ is the mantra which is very near to Arvind ji’s heart. Gandhian in outlook, Arvind ji draws inspiration from a number of people, including&nbsp;Gautam Buddha.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Always clad in a Khadi kurta and pajama, he believes in simplicity and leads a simple life. For a person of his stature, he is also very unassuming. Once he wrote a mail to me about Russian children’s books and said -<i>“I&nbsp;</i><i>have put all the English, Hindi Russian books for children I had on my website. However, I have access to&nbsp;</i><i>very few Russian Children's Books in Marathi. If you will allow, I will borrow 40-50 Russian Children's&nbsp;</i><i>Books from you for just one week. I will come and collect them and return them exactly a week later. I&nbsp;</i><i>ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL RETURN THE BOOKS TOTALLY UNHARMED.”</i> (Capital letters from his original mail)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Look at the polite language of this message and the real ‘Karyakarta’ spirit. Many people with his stature, social status, age and experience (a Kanpur IITian, a BIG name for popularizing science among children, author of 28 books and whose TED Talk is among the 10 best TED talks compiled by Sir Ken Robinson and Sugata Mitra's 5 favorite education talks. ) may not have written like this. Needless to say that I wrote back to him saying,- ‘I myself will carry those books to you.’ Such is his passion to share the books he loves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>After the Buddha story got published, he sent us another lovely script - <a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386652584?proid=9789386652584">The Big, Big Matchbox</a>.It is a story about a child, his friends and their BIG task with a tiny matchbox. Children love this story.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JOdpcHlR5h4/WnoIh_NgB1I/AAAAAAAAMqI/QMTKnvgaVzEJd06EaElCUT4i_CDSzfaxACLcBGAs/s1600/9789386652584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JOdpcHlR5h4/WnoIh_NgB1I/AAAAAAAAMqI/QMTKnvgaVzEJd06EaElCUT4i_CDSzfaxACLcBGAs/s400/9789386652584.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As an author, Arvind ji totally believes in editors’ prerogative and fully trusts their judgment. He accepts the changes in the text without being extra possessive about it. When we were working on this second story, we requested if he could modify the end of the story to make it more interesting. He not only sent the revised version immediately but also sent a note saying - “Don’t send it back to me, please make the appropriate changes you feel.¨</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A firm believer in Creative Commons and the power of open source material, he wholeheartedly</div><div style="text-align: justify;">appreciates our digital platform <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/">Storyweaver</a>. He shares so many books from StoryWeaver on his website.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He is constantly thinking of stories, science experiments, learning- teaching for children and spreading the joy by sharing. Whatever he likes, he can’t stop sharing. He wants to make that treasure available to everyone. He deeply believes, upholds and advocates copyright free content and Creative Commons licenses. If you want to know bout the tremendous work he is doing, just visit his website :&nbsp;<a href="http://arvindguptatoys.com/">arvindguptatoys.com</a>. You will find scientific toys, experiments, videos, articles and thousands of books. Everyday 15,000 books are freely downloaded from his website.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Arvind ji has won several awards (24 to be precise!!) for his lifelong lifelong efforts to popularize science. And now the Padma Shri is conferred on him. Very well deserved honor! Really!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Congratulations again Arvind ji. We are looking forward to many more interesting stories from you. And they will keep enriching the minds of young readers.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Additional reading :&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12269-what-happened-to-the-shawl">What Happened to the Shawl</a> - Arvind Gupta and Debasmita Dasgupta</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/16972-the-big-big-matchbox">The Big, Big Matchbox</a> - Arvind Gupta and Meenal Singh</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://scroll.in/article/867374/allow-children-the-freedom-to-break-things-that-is-how-they-are-going-to-learn-says-arvind-gupta">Allow children freedom to break things – that is how they will learn</a>, says toymaker Arvind Gupta</div></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/8bPazI0_c5M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/8bPazI0_c5M/our-journey-with-arvind-gupta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/our-journey-with-arvind-gupta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-3745859187069384726Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:49:00 +00002018-02-07T00:11:05.556+05:30book fairseventspratham booksstorytellingPratham Books at the New Delhi World Book Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">At the 26th New DelhiWorld Book Fair, which was held at Pragati Maidan from January 6-14, there were throngs of eager beaver readers, little school children staring with wide-eyed wonder, parents, teachers, writers , illustrators all searching for books to take back home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With environment degradation a serious concern, this year, the theme of the fair centred around topics such as climate change, global warming and water pollution. Pratham Books curated two story-telling sessions for children based on some of our environment themed books.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Storyteller Rohini Vij, travelled from Kanpur to narrate '<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721693?proid=9789386721693">A Butterfly Smile</a>' by Mathangi Subramanian&nbsp; and Lavanya Naidu and '<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721976?proid=9789386721976">A Cloud of Trash</a>' by Karanjeet Kaur and&nbsp;Bhavana Vyas Vipparthi on January 12 at the Children’s&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify;">Pavilion. Rituparna Ghosh who runs the Your Story Bag company and is an eminent Delhi-</span><span style="text-align: justify;">based storyteller, narrated '<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423169?proid=9789387423169">A Book for Puchku</a>' by Deepanjana Pal and Rajiv Eipe and '<a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721853?proid=9789386721853">Apu’s Giant&nbsp;</a></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721853?proid=9789386721853">Earthquake</a>' by Sudeshna Shome Ghosh and</span> Aindri Chakraborty o<span style="text-align: justify;">n January 13. Both were stories were interactive&nbsp;</span>and performance based engagements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sessions were packed to the gills with little people who had come braving the winter chill to spend a day with stories, at the fair. Through the ten days the Pratham Books stall also saw streams of visitors pouring in and sifting through books. 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/TPRlX7w1CEA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/TPRlX7w1CEA/storytelling-sessions-at-kala-ghoda.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/storytelling-sessions-at-kala-ghoda.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-8459325352211643961Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:34:00 +00002018-02-01T19:56:17.662+05:30Bookspratham booksreadingWorld Read Aloud Day : Editors' Picks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Today is <a href="http://www.litworld.org/wrad/">World Read Aloud Day</a>!&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the <a href="http://www.litworld.org/wrad/">Litworld</a>&nbsp;website :</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">We think everyone in the world should get to read and write. Every year, on World Read Aloud Day, people all around the globe read aloud together and share stories to advocate for literacy as a human right that belongs to all people.</blockquote><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qLSc5Ln7x9M/WnH-0q63wcI/AAAAAAAAMnc/Y-YmuPwycPgmFj_I7oxWaQA4pgkIN-Z1QCLcBGAs/s1600/2.0_WRAD-Social-Stat-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qLSc5Ln7x9M/WnH-0q63wcI/AAAAAAAAMnc/Y-YmuPwycPgmFj_I7oxWaQA4pgkIN-Z1QCLcBGAs/s400/2.0_WRAD-Social-Stat-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source : <a href="http://www.litworld.org/wrad/">Litworld</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">At Pratham Books, we would love to see the day where every child has a book to read - every single day! We cornered our editors and asked if they could suggest 2 books to share with our readers. And here are their answers with their reasons (P.S - We love too many books to pick favourites!)...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Sandhya Taksale suggests :</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386652911?proid=9789386652911"><b>What Happened to Shawl?</b></a>&nbsp;- by Arvind Gupta and Debasmita Dasgupta</div><div style="text-align: justify;">¨ The story is interesting and has a plot that lends itself very well for a read aloud. It talks about recycling, reusing and reducing in the most fascinating way.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12269-what-happened-to-the-shawl">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789386721990?proid=9789386721990">Angry Akku</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</b>by Vinayak Varma</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My next choice is Angry Akku. Kids love this story. The dramatic element is powerful which is needed for a read aloud. Very few stories talk about emotional intelligence from a child's point of view.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12433-angry-akku">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opRVlhj7wkU/WnIE1gSLTWI/AAAAAAAAMns/u8yN_ovOtmE-OAww1nNB9ATzsGOMmi_pgCLcBGAs/s1600/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opRVlhj7wkU/WnIE1gSLTWI/AAAAAAAAMns/u8yN_ovOtmE-OAww1nNB9ATzsGOMmi_pgCLcBGAs/s400/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252810%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Bijal Vachharajani suggests :</span></b></b></div><b></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></b></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Goby’s Noisy Best Friend </b>- by Sheila Dhir&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anjora Noronha</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love all the little sounds you can make while reading this book out loud. And the repetition really helps.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/26391-goby-s-noisy-best-friend">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hundred and Thirty Seventh Leg/ एकशे सदतिसावा पाय </b>- by Madhuri Purandare</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A wonderful story about a millepede coupled with Madhuri Purandare's iconic illustrations</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10497-the-hundred-and-thirty-seventh-leg">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Yamini Vijayan's picks include :&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9788184792652?proid=9788184792652">Aunty Jui's Baby</a> </b>- by Madhuri Purandare</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everybody should read this! It's so easy to relate to, and so full of humour.<br /><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/80-aunty-jui-s-baby">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423268?proid=9789387423268">Who Ate All That Up?</a></b> - by Sejal Mehta and Rohan Chakravarty</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">A really fun story on how nothing goes to waste in the forest. Read the story JUST for the wild boar. GRUNT! GRUNT!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21616-who-ate-all-that-up"></a><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21616-who-ate-all-that-up">Read the book</a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rM_Z1tdwDfU/WnIVvGS7ynI/AAAAAAAAMn8/GwOqItf6hu8O4crCuQ2B408f4GeW2W10wCLcBGAs/s1600/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rM_Z1tdwDfU/WnIVvGS7ynI/AAAAAAAAMn8/GwOqItf6hu8O4crCuQ2B408f4GeW2W10wCLcBGAs/s400/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252811%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Sherein Bansal listed :</b></span></div><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789350225011?proid=9789350225011"></a><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789350225011?proid=9789350225011"><b>सबरंग</b></a> - by Kamla Bakaya and Audrey Agnier</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's that fun desi Hindi poetry book that you can't help but read with a rhythmic energy that the book demands. The characters are funny, and the situations funnier.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10335-sabrang">Read the book</a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789350223130?proid=9789350223130">The Red Raincoat</a>&nbsp;</b>- by&nbsp;Kiran Kasturia and Zainab Tambawalla</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story's repetitive tone makes it fun for very young readers.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/369-the-red-raincoat">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mala Kumar's choices include :</span></b></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Mouse in the House</b> - by Sowmya Rajendran andTanaya Vyas</span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Imagine a mouse running through the house. One can definitely expect lot of action and drama.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/876-mouse-in-the-house">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789350224328?proid=9789350224328">Hatchu! Ha-aaa-tchu!</a></b> - by&nbsp;Sharada Kolluru and Lavanya Karthik</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because it has a lot of sounds that will make it a happy read aloud. This is such a simple story that it can be adapted to suit any age group.</div></div></div><div><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/8712-hatchu-ha-aaa-tchu">Read the book</a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ls6Gd8R9qw/WnMgg56QJNI/AAAAAAAAMoQ/tI7V7Yrl5EYzGmZzASBJ8VnWmH9hR0fNgCLcBGAs/s1600/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Ls6Gd8R9qw/WnMgg56QJNI/AAAAAAAAMoQ/tI7V7Yrl5EYzGmZzASBJ8VnWmH9hR0fNgCLcBGAs/s400/Untitled%2Bdesign%2B%252812%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Shinibali Mitra Saigal's list includes :</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cat in the Ghat -&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;by Ambika Rao and&nbsp; Ruchi Shah</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This book is a fantastic read aloud because it’s in rhyme. It’s not bound to any age and is a quirky adventure set in the Western Ghats. Written by Ambica Rao, the book has all the ingredients that children get drawn to-&nbsp; animals, tryst and verse.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/94-the-cat-in-the-ghat">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>It’s All the Cat’s Fault</b> -&nbsp;by Anushka Ravishankar&nbsp;and&nbsp;Priya Kuriyan</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Written by word magician Anushka Ravishankar , this book is loads of fun. Children are always looking for excuses to skip school and homework and this book offers a basketful of ideas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/1281-it-s-all-the-cat-s-fault">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Amna Singh recommends :</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b>Doong Doong Dum Dum </b>- by&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Raleway, &quot;Noto Sans Gujarati&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Kannada&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Oriya&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Tibetan&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Gurmukhi&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Sinhala&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Telugu&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Tamil&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Devanagari&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans Ol Chiki&quot;, sans-serif; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</span>Juanga Writers' Group and Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sanatan Juanga, and Sugrib Kumar Juanga</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Commands of 'go’ and ’stay’ coming from deep within a forest. What was it? An animal, a bird or…Have you come across a better premise for a read aloud. Not me!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can listen to it <a href="http://www.booksthatspeak.com/search?q=doong">here</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VedkZEbUztU&amp;feature=youtu.be">here</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/13671-doong-doong-dum-dum-doong-doong-dum-dum">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>ऊँट चला, भई! ऊँट चला -&nbsp;by Prayag Shukla and Siraj Saxena<br />It's not a read aloud - it's a rap aloud! One of the most important ingredients that make a story a great read aloud is the fun the narrator has with it. This tops my list of fun reads.</div><div><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/819-uunt-chalala-bhai-uunt-chalala">Read the book</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>Which is your favourite book for a read-aloud?</i></span></b></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/WHFJc-fQAW0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/WHFJc-fQAW0/world-read-aloud-day-editors-picks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/02/world-read-aloud-day-editors-picks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-8222078112946090168Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:32:00 +00002018-01-31T13:02:06.112+05:30jobspratham booksPratham Books is Hiring : Quality Assurance Engineer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the last 3 years, we have increased our impact by investing deeply in technology based initiatives to further our mission. We are now looking to hire a Quality Assurance Engineer to test and support Story Weaver ensuring the end-to-end quality assurance of the platform.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>About the Project</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.storyweaver.org.in/">StoryWeaver</a> is a digital platform that hosts children’s stories in multiple Indian and international languages, so that children have access to reading resources in their mother tongues to learn and practice reading. All the stories are available under open licences and not only can they be read for free, they can also be translated or versioned, using simple tools embedded on the platform.<a href="http://www.storyweaver.org.in/"> In 2 years, StoryWeaver has grown from </a>800 stories in 24 languages to 6500 stories in 104 languages. We have built a robust global community that uses our content as well as contributed to creating more content on the platform.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">StoryWeaver is being recognized as an emerging innovation that can transform the early literacy reader ecosystem globally. Recently, StoryWeaver was featured in the World Bank's report on <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/20-innovative-edtech-projects-around-world">20 innovative EdTech projects from around the world</a>, and was also the recipient of the prestigious Library of Congress Literacy Award 2017 International Prize. Our vision is for StoryWeaver to be the largest multilingual open library in the world for children by creating a collaborative publishing model that can address the scarcity of reading resources in their mother tongue languages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--4LppO32hWY/WnC5NNUgh6I/AAAAAAAAMnI/BbfdE2HcY0gbGO7cANpwemt4oQOXVzAFgCLcBGAs/s1600/super_girl_flying_high_above_the_city.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="286" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--4LppO32hWY/WnC5NNUgh6I/AAAAAAAAMnI/BbfdE2HcY0gbGO7cANpwemt4oQOXVzAFgCLcBGAs/s400/super_girl_flying_high_above_the_city.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">(Image by <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/users/15228-thea-nicole-de-klerk">Thea Nicole de Klerk from the BookDash book 'Springloaded' written by </a><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/users/15343-chenel-ferreira">Chenél Ferreira</a> and <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/users/15342-sam-wilson">Sam Wilson, published on StoryWeaver)</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Job Description&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This position will be a member of the Digital Team at StoryWeaver to test and support ensuring the end-to-end quality assurance of the StoryWeaver platform. There will be significant opportunities for communication with Business and Technical teams to further develop, nurture and scale a world-class digital platform that is redefining the way reading resources can be created and distributed globally. In a 2 year time-frame, the project outcomes are expected to scale by 10x and this position will play an important role in helping the organization meet this objective.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Key Responsibilities&nbsp;</b></div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Work in close coordination with functional team to articulate and document test cases thoroughly to ensure adequate coverage of requirements.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Conduct User Acceptance Testing and Live testing on the Story Weaver platform to identify and report bugs to the Technical Team.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Work closely with technical team to track reported bugs to closure in order to regressively maintain the quality of the Story Weaver platform.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Provide support for coordinating the User related requests with the Technical team.</li></ul><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>&nbsp;Requirements</b>&nbsp;</div></b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;2-3+ years experience in software quality assurance and manual testing of mobile and web based applications&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to understand business requirements and articulate test scenarios&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Must have excellent analytical skills to identify bugs and issues within the software before they occur in real user environment.&nbsp; </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Good understanding of testing practices for Web applications.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Understanding of issues surrounding multiple device and browser compatibility.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Experience working in an SCRUM agile environment.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Effectively interface with the Functional team to understand Business requirements.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Effectively interface with the Technical Team to support User related requests, report and track bugs to closure.&nbsp;</li></ul><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>&nbsp;Nice to have but not mandatory&nbsp;</b></div></b><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Experience working with non-profits&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;BE/BTech/MSc/MCA degree in Computer Science or related disciplines will be a plus &nbsp;</li></ul><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Location</b>&nbsp;</div></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Position is based out of Bangalore and is full-time. Project is expected to complete within a 2 year time-frame.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Salary&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Compensation will be commensurate with experience.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Write to us:</b> Email your resume with 'Quality Assurance Engineer' in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/sTlYDfvNQAM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/sTlYDfvNQAM/pratham-books-is-hiring-quality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/pratham-books-is-hiring-quality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5468596926107625276Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:13:00 +00002018-01-30T23:53:07.898+05:30jobspratham booksPratham Books is Hiring : Assistant Editor (Hindi)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is a not-for- profit, multi-lingual children’s book publisher. Being multilingual, the key objective is to publish good quality affordable books in multiple Indian Languages.&nbsp; In the last decade, Pratham Books has published over 300 original titles in 23 Indian languages,&nbsp; Pratham Books believes&nbsp;that mother tongue fluency lays the foundation of further school education by enabling children to talk, read and write in their first language with ease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>About the role&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is looking for a dynamic Hindi assistant editor, having full command over written, spoken and grammatically correct Hindi language and expertise in the translation process. The person needs to have a live connect with Hindi language and literature. The person will work with the language and design team and will be responsible for the timely execution of all the processes involved. Will manage and maintain the Google sheets for the group and help in coordination. This is a job that requires excellent language skills in Hindi and English. It also requires attention to detail an interest in children’s literature and a creative understanding of child-friendly language. Clear communication and multitasking skills are a must.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YhejEM6YPwI/WnC1pcs9H7I/AAAAAAAAMm8/eTslU31oY8k9H8LPNGUvusHdDnJWYOnnwCLcBGAs/s1600/Boy%2Breading%2Bunder%2Ba%2Btree%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="400" height="190" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YhejEM6YPwI/WnC1pcs9H7I/AAAAAAAAMm8/eTslU31oY8k9H8LPNGUvusHdDnJWYOnnwCLcBGAs/s400/Boy%2Breading%2Bunder%2Ba%2Btree%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Main duties:</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Working closely with the language editor and the language group to coordinate all the translation related work.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Achieving the targeted quantity, ensuring the quality and timely readiness of the final translated documents, PDFs etc.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Checking and rechecking the correctness of content, words and language, at every stage of the process.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Helping in coordination of the language group. Managing and maintaining the Google sheets for the group.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Communicating with the resources for the quality and smooth flow of the work.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Coordinating with the design studio, editors and administration people.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Aid in all language group initiatives.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Help in building the pool of translators, reviewers, proof readers and language experts.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Preferred requirements&nbsp;</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Post graduate Degree in Hindi Literature.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Experience of working in an editorial position in a publishing house and should have hands-on experience in translation, review, proofreading and production related processes.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Excellent communication skills in Hindi and English.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sharp eyes to check copy&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to multi-task and be a team player.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Computer skills: MS Office, Windows.&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Passion for social change and being a change maker&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Passion for children’s literature&nbsp;</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;This is a full time position based out of Delhi.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Salary: </b>will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please send your resume and sample of work to careers@prathambooks.org with 'Assistant editor, Hindi' in the subject line of the email.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/HzQ4z7NX_XY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/HzQ4z7NX_XY/pratham-books-s-hiring-assistant-editor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/pratham-books-s-hiring-assistant-editor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-2826283294705911025Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:00:00 +00002018-01-25T23:30:57.954+05:30BooksCreative Commonsmobilepratham booksstoriesA Walk in the Wild<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>The second edition of #PhoneStories launches on 26th January, 2018.&nbsp;Bijal Vachharajani takes us down memory lane and shares how the books for the first edition of #PhoneStories came to life.&nbsp;</b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The forest guard put up his hand and told us to listen carefully. “Khau khau khak”, we heard a coughing noise. It was a langur warning the forest of Ranthambhore that the tiger was around. Moments later, she stepped out - the tigress, a burnished gold and ebony, shining in the weak morning sunlight. The forest erupted into sound and that’s when you realise, whether it’s the langur, the spotted deer or the barking deer, the forest has its own warning system to alert the furred and feathered denizens.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;Now many years later, I was thrilled that we got the chance to commission and edit a story on these different alarm calls. Conservation writer Sejal Mehta wrote <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21602-watch-out-the-tiger-is-here"><b><i>Watch Out! The Tiger is Here</i></b></a>, for Pratham Books, weaved sound with her words to recreate this wondrous moment. And then environment cartoonist, Rohan Chakravarty of Green Humour, infused the words with his fantabulous illustrations. The team chuckled and giggled as each illustration came in. (Don’t miss the tiger’s expression at the very end of the first book.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What we were looking for is simple, short stories that we could release as <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/phonestories">#PhoneStories</a>. We wanted powerful visuals with sounds that would invite children to visit the Indian forest virtually. <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/v0/stories/21602/pages/274561"><i>Watch Out!</i></a>is the first in the wildlife series – <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/22064-did-you-hear"><i>Did You Hear?</i></a> is about birds and bird songs, <i><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21618-wild-cat-wild-cat">Wild Cat! Wild Cat!</a></i> is about the different wild cats of India, and <i><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21616-who-ate-all-that-up">Who Ate All That Up?</a></i> is about how the forest stays so clean!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aparna Kapur (the assistant editor on the project) and I wanted to introduce children to the wildlife of India. Pratham Books wanted something that children across the country could access in different formats. Rohan Joshi added his voice to the project and our kickass translation team got to work, getting these stories in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Kannada. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And that’s exactly what happened. WhatsApp messages and YouTube links took these stories to 2,800 Schools/ Centres and teachers impacting over 56,000 children. You could <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/phonestories">read the books</a> on StoryWeaver, you could <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/phonestories">listen to them</a>, and you could see them as <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/phonestories">audio-visualbooks</a>. And now, you can <a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/">read them in print</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other day, a friend sent me a video of his daughter watching the first book on his mobile phone. We couldn’t help but beam as we saw her yelling “langur” and then cooing in delight as the tiger came into focus. Our outreach team sent videos and photos – children coughing like the monkey and growling like the tiger, drawing different kinds of birds, and laughing with the stories.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our walk in the wild had begun.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>&nbsp;Bijal Vachharajani is a consultant editor with Pratham Books</b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>**********</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Buy the books :&nbsp;</b></div><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423244?proid=9789387423244">Watch Out! The Tiger is Here!</a><br /><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423220?proid=9789387423220">Did You Hear?</a><br /><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423282?proid=9789387423282">Wild Cat! Wild Cat!</a><br /><a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/p_9789387423268?proid=9789387423268">Who Ate All That Up?</a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>If you missed the first edition of #PhoneStories, you can watch them all below :</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7OkxPiAOUDU" width="560"></iframe> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hdsfwjm7QgY" width="560"></iframe> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HJoIHujGWBE" width="560"></iframe> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/izT5Tv8htGk" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/BuKm75B4ZU0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/BuKm75B4ZU0/a-walk-in-wild.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/a-walk-in-wild.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-7695139502216586158Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:18:00 +00002018-01-25T22:50:37.660+05:30awardspratham booksPublishersPratham Books Wins the Publishing Next 'Publisher of the Year' Award <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We ended the last year on a great note! Just as the year was winding up, we received news that we had won the <a href="http://blog.prathambooks.org/2017/05/call-for-applications-publishing-next.html">Publishing Next award</a> for 'Publisher of the Year'. The best way to start the new year, no?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4IMNIv2gRM/WmoQUSi1JHI/AAAAAAAAMmc/a-Ydurlcy8wZXo5ncLfBdJP1i36kIPS_wCLcBGAs/s1600/Publisher%2Bwinner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4IMNIv2gRM/WmoQUSi1JHI/AAAAAAAAMmc/a-Ydurlcy8wZXo5ncLfBdJP1i36kIPS_wCLcBGAs/s1600/Publisher%2Bwinner.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Via <a href="http://www.publishingnext.in/">Publishing Next</a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">The Publishing Next Industry Awards were instituted in 2014 to reward the talent, initiative, entrepreneurial zeal and untiring efforts of publishers – big, small, independent – that create books. Established under the aegis of the neutral platform of the Publishing Next Conference, the awards seek to recognize innovation and leadership of publishing professionals and others in the book trade.</blockquote>Take a look at all the nominees and winners of this year :<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8kD_m_ESTtQ" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A big shout out to our community of creators and volunteers - only with your support are we able to do the things we want to do!</div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/OKAe8jBZVoo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/OKAe8jBZVoo/pratham-books-wins-publishing-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/pratham-books-wins-publishing-next.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-433504110835650096Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:08:00 +00002018-01-23T22:46:51.333+05:30books pratham bookseventsPratham Books and Zee JLF Outreach : Reaching a New Generation of Literature Lovers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Are you gearing up for the <a href="https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/">Zee Jaipur Literature Festival</a>? We are going to be there and many of our new books are going to be waiting for you too!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3a4J3DE9VgM/WmdrJDYhP3I/AAAAAAAAMl8/Bve3mzG97Ek5w_K7qmnDL9W-aYDT110lwCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3a4J3DE9VgM/WmdrJDYhP3I/AAAAAAAAMl8/Bve3mzG97Ek5w_K7qmnDL9W-aYDT110lwCLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />But long before we start preparing to come for the the Jaipur Literature Festival, we start planning the JLF Outreach.&nbsp;<span style="text-align: left;">In it's seventh year, the JLF- Pratham Books Outreach Programme will reach out to over 125 schools across Delhi and Jaipur. The sessions in Delhi already started on the December, 11, 2017. The Jaipur leg of the outreach programme is taking place between January 15- 29, 2018.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Young children in school learn to interact with books in many ways. As they learn language, they also get their first taste of literature in their text books, library books and books that their friends are reading. What can be more exciting for them than to meet the authors and illustrators who create these wonderful magical things called books!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kxxrmlH-PV4/Wmdt6o9n3ZI/AAAAAAAAMmI/vW1phdI4Jdk3TJQSAmpNjB43Z0qMoQr3ACLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kxxrmlH-PV4/Wmdt6o9n3ZI/AAAAAAAAMmI/vW1phdI4Jdk3TJQSAmpNjB43Z0qMoQr3ACLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK%2B1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The JLF Outreach takes the excitement of the world's finest literature festival right into their classrooms. Author interactions, readings, exciting discussions, and tips on writing...a truly rewarding experience for children and authors as they come face to face. This is one exchange of energy that can only have a positive outcome. The children leave the session with their head teeming with new ideas and their hearts full of the inexplicable joy of experiencing the magic of the word. The authors always come away charged with the energy that children carry- the energy of hope and finding a new generation of readers. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Talks, readings, discussions, workshops, storytelling sessions for children as young as three to young adults in college will liven up the academic lives of more than 25,000 children.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 16px;">Some of the participating schools include Bhawani CDC, Smart Native International School, Seth Anandi Lal School for Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Prayas Centre Jagatpura, Government Upper Primary School Bandari ka Nasik, Government Primary School Badi Chaupad, MGD Girls’ School, Neerja Modi International School, Maheshwari Girl’s College, Bright Future English School and several others.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In previous years, the Outreach has covered more than 20,000 young and budding readers. Outstanding talents such as Suvidha Mistry, Valentina Trivedi, Gilbert King, Cat Weatherhill, Adam Johnson, Jerry Pinto, Ruth Padel, Prashant Jha, Neel Mukherjee, Mandy Ord have transported the magic of the ZEE JLF into classrooms for some memorable sessions.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;">S</span></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/BlvBykjsr_E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/BlvBykjsr_E/pratham-books-and-zee-jlf-outreach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/pratham-books-and-zee-jlf-outreach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-3760363632597334434Tue, 23 Jan 2018 04:53:00 +00002018-01-23T10:23:09.314+05:30eventslibrariesParag Children’s Library Unconference 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oHkFZv2EpyE/WmYWrM3QoqI/AAAAAAAAMlk/H6pKidyradMZderzG1LYOF0OyXTRAO0MQCLcBGAs/s1600/2018_website-banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="768" height="132" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oHkFZv2EpyE/WmYWrM3QoqI/AAAAAAAAMlk/H6pKidyradMZderzG1LYOF0OyXTRAO0MQCLcBGAs/s400/2018_website-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Via <a href="http://libraryeducators.in/unconference-2018/">libraryeducators.in</a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, more than ever, we need to affirm and preserve our multi-lingual and multi-cultural society. Children must grow up respecting and understanding others who may look different from them and have different beliefs, customs and religions. Parag believes multicultural literature fosters positive self-esteem, has the ability to nurture respect, empathy and acceptance among all students. As such the roles of children’s literature and libraries become critical.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Date:</b> February 8, 2018</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Venue:</b> Sanskriti Kendra, Anand Gram, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, New Delhi\</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://libraryeducators.in/unconference-2018/">Click here</a> for more details on the conference and to register for the Masterclass on&nbsp;‘How to make your Library &amp; Collection Diverse’.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/4xhvepWCMKY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/4xhvepWCMKY/parag-childrens-library-unconference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/parag-childrens-library-unconference.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-3009838362181721021Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:49:00 +00002018-01-09T21:19:46.540+05:30book fairschildren's bookseventsFind Our Books at the Chennai Book Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Isn't January a fantastic month? We love this month because of the several book fairs that happen across the country. We are currently at the <a href="http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/join-us-at-new-delhi-world-book-fair.html">New Delhi World Book Fair </a>and you can also find our books at the Chennai Book Fair! The 41st Chennai Book Fair will be held between January 10 and 22, 2018.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6j6AW-EgnA8/WlTiv3MY-bI/AAAAAAAAMkc/bVOFGYBgXAA6MORx25cWkURrIms7dqA4wCLcBGAs/s1600/Get%2BOur%2BBooks%2Bat%2Bthe%2BChennai%2BBook%2BFair%2B%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6j6AW-EgnA8/WlTiv3MY-bI/AAAAAAAAMkc/bVOFGYBgXAA6MORx25cWkURrIms7dqA4wCLcBGAs/s400/Get%2BOur%2BBooks%2Bat%2Bthe%2BChennai%2BBook%2BFair%2B%25285%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Look our for our popular books as well as our new books at :<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Date :</b> 10th - 22nd January, 2018</div><div><b>Time :</b> 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on holidays and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays.<br /><b>Stall : </b>The Eureka Books Stall (Stall no.305/306)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Venue :</b> St. George's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School (Opp Pachaiyappa's College), Aminjikarai, Chennai.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">See you at there!</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/YOFdOKQ2NCM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/YOFdOKQ2NCM/find-our-books-at-chennai-book-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/find-our-books-at-chennai-book-fair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5824068259604730826Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:40:00 +00002018-01-09T23:47:09.108+05:30Bookspratham booksstoriesNurturing Empathy Through Stories <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Growing up can be tricky business. Children have to contend with peer pressure, inflated competition in schools, articulating their emotions, and building confidence. The academic and social challenges can be unrelenting, and often lead to feelings of isolation, inadequacy and low self-esteem. For long, parents and teachers assumed that dealing with these feelings depended on temperament and personality, and that all children would pick these skills up eventually, as a part of growing up. However, with studies, emotional intelligence has emerged as a valuable way of working through these obstacles in a healthy manner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise and react to one’s own feelings and emotions, and also empathise with what others are going through. It’s our capacity to relate to and communicate with others using emotions. While we are all born with varying levels of emotional intelligence, the good news is that it is not a static number, and can be worked upon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Being exposed to opportunities that allow you to express your feelings, and learning to speak in ways that ensure that everyone will hear you, works better when it is taught from an early age. “Something we now know, from doing dozens of studies, is that emotions can either enhance or hinder your ability to learn,” says Marc Brakett, a senior research scientist in psychology at Yale University. As a result, schools around the world have begun to incorporate social-emotional learning to develop children into healthier and happier adults. Not only has heightened emotional intelligence been a trait of successful and social adults, but it has also shown strong links to financial earnings, though the two were previously thought as being completely unrelated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Teaching children to name their feelings, and creating strategies to deal with those different feelings is a good way to develop emotional intelligence in children. Asking children to identify the feelings of other people and places (“How does this place make you feel?”, “Does this place feel peaceful to you?”, etc.) is another way of helping children become more aware of their emotions, and understand how to respond to them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At Pratham Books, we believe that books can also serve as a great way of nurturing empathy in children. Some of the books that have recently been developed at Pratham Books, keeping in mind the value of emotional intelligence are -</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/5144-a-helping-hand"><b>A Helping Hand</b></a> by Payal Dhar and Vartika Sharma</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's a new girl in class and our teacher has asked me to be her friend and show her around. But I'm not sure I want to - she's... not like the rest of us! A fascinating tale of friendship and fitting in, which tells its story through letters.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VEXxLRHKHqI/WlR7_2yG7XI/AAAAAAAAANA/X_JiRJWXjds5jMsCoTL4H3sjKx01tt3ZwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/A%2Bgroup%2Bof%2Bchildren%2Bwatching%2Btwo%2Bfigures%2Bat%2Ba%2Bdistance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1600" height="210" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VEXxLRHKHqI/WlR7_2yG7XI/AAAAAAAAANA/X_JiRJWXjds5jMsCoTL4H3sjKx01tt3ZwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/A%2Bgroup%2Bof%2Bchildren%2Bwatching%2Btwo%2Bfigures%2Bat%2Ba%2Bdistance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/4628-reeti-and-mithu"><b>Reeti and Mithu</b></a> by Anupa Lal and Soumya Menon</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reeti's holidays have begun, but she isn't happy. She doesn't like holidays because she misses being with her friends. One day she gets a pet - Mithu, the talking parrot. Does Mithu become her new best friend? Read this heartwarming story of friendship to find out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ldw7MAhFhek/WlR8MJREmCI/AAAAAAAAAM4/hWAQQkzYysUFSoVzY_sZONHm4xa1WRwbgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Girl%2Band%2Bsad%2Bparrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1452" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ldw7MAhFhek/WlR8MJREmCI/AAAAAAAAAM4/hWAQQkzYysUFSoVzY_sZONHm4xa1WRwbgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Girl%2Band%2Bsad%2Bparrot.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12433-angry-akku"><b>Angry Akku</b></a> by Vinayak Varma</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Akku is having an awful day and it’s making her very, VERY angry. Read this book to find out how Akku's anger melts away, and get ideas on what to do when YOU are very, VERY angry.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--_4MfVvNXQA/WlR8dW4vEWI/AAAAAAAAAM4/AAqbcpfpOkoAYPtrpsnDrd77dpGLj6pXQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/An%2Bangry%2Bgirl%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bmidst%2Bof%2Bother%2Bchildren%2Bplaying%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--_4MfVvNXQA/WlR8dW4vEWI/AAAAAAAAAM4/AAqbcpfpOkoAYPtrpsnDrd77dpGLj6pXQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/An%2Bangry%2Bgirl%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bmidst%2Bof%2Bother%2Bchildren%2Bplaying%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1600" height="153" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--_4MfVvNXQA/WlR8dW4vEWI/AAAAAAAAAM4/AAqbcpfpOkoAYPtrpsnDrd77dpGLj6pXQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/An%2Bangry%2Bgirl%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bmidst%2Bof%2Bother%2Bchildren%2Bplaying%2B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">4. <b><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/11283-kalpana-s-cycle">Kalpana’s Cycle</a> </b>by Sowmya Rajendran and Kabini Amin</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kalpana is learning to cycle, but it isn’t easy at all! She falls over and over again, even hurting herself. Does she finally learn to cycle? Does she give up? A heartwarming story about the importance of trying.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OVirjSgVz2w/WlR8mNV0soI/AAAAAAAAANA/UnWxHxywIKI69dTm49w_PYwXoNfp97ABgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/A%2Bgirl%2Briding%2Bher%2Bcycle%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1600" height="229" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OVirjSgVz2w/WlR8mNV0soI/AAAAAAAAANA/UnWxHxywIKI69dTm49w_PYwXoNfp97ABgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/A%2Bgirl%2Briding%2Bher%2Bcycle%2B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The titles mentioned above are available for free in multiple languages on <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/">StoryWeaver,</a> and are also available for sale in our <a href="http://store.prathambooks.org/">e-store</a>.</div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/EyKVGnssZmY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/EyKVGnssZmY/nurturing-empathy-through-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Zeba Imtiaz)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/nurturing-empathy-through-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-34516529438702290Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:19:00 +00002018-01-11T22:36:35.766+05:30book fairschildren's bookseventsJoin Us at the New Delhi World Book Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Folks in Delhi : Start the new year by adding some new books to your book collection. Pratham Books will be at the <a href="http://www.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in/">New Delhi World Book Fair</a>.&nbsp;Come along and find your favourite Pratham Books titles at :</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--t0HB6ycr54/Wk-j8VbvMhI/AAAAAAAAMj0/b8t9tPGxbToZ_ASetRaSxhtmntahtDAJACLcBGAs/s1600/Facebook_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--t0HB6ycr54/Wk-j8VbvMhI/AAAAAAAAMj0/b8t9tPGxbToZ_ASetRaSxhtmntahtDAJACLcBGAs/s400/Facebook_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>New Delhi World Book Fair</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hall No.H7F-H, Stall No.167</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6th - 14th January, 2018</div><div style="text-align: justify;">11 am - 8 pm</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pragati Maidan, New Delhi</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We will also be hosting two events during the book fair :<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ay5KqU_H1l8/WleZBk8CBjI/AAAAAAAAMk8/cmf2xbXGMzU90ve74JREwPwIzSMFvAR8gCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ay5KqU_H1l8/WleZBk8CBjI/AAAAAAAAMk8/cmf2xbXGMzU90ve74JREwPwIzSMFvAR8gCLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK%2B1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>12th January : </b>Storytelling session by Rohini Vij, between 11 am - 1 pm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wyu-V2PUVjs/WleZCAxdMxI/AAAAAAAAMlA/dsc1fD3q_CM1Sc8ivRQM8ll-9U1ohDMswCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1600" height="335" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wyu-V2PUVjs/WleZCAxdMxI/AAAAAAAAMlA/dsc1fD3q_CM1Sc8ivRQM8ll-9U1ohDMswCLcBGAs/s400/FACEBOOK%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b><b>13th January :</b> Storytelling session by Rituparna Ghosh from Your Story Bag, between 11 am - 1 pm.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sessions will be held at Children’s Pavilion, near Hall No <span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;">7.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Note : several different sessions by other publishers will also be happening during this time period. So, you may just catch more than a few sessions. What fun, no?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt;">See you at the New Delhi World Book Fair!</span></div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/8TBHZfU36Bs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/8TBHZfU36Bs/join-us-at-new-delhi-world-book-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/join-us-at-new-delhi-world-book-fair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-2541814957734570832Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:45:00 +00002018-01-04T16:15:02.007+05:30accessibleBraille bookschildren's booksinclusivelibraries.visual-impairmentSix of our stories in Braille, on World Braille Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }</style> <br /><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">We love receiving books. Yesterday, when we received two copies of a book developed by our friends at Pratham Education Foundation, we were quite thrilled. We looked at them, and ran our hands over the pages. You see, they had come right in time for us to celebrate World <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Braille Day</span></em><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span> on January 4, the birthday of <em><span style="font-style: normal;">French educator and Braille</span></em>inventor, Louis <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Braille</span></em>. </div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Developed&nbsp; as a library project to make accessible material for children with disability, the book carries six stories published by Pratham Books:&nbsp;</div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F2atwE_a8Jk/Wk4EptB2g0I/AAAAAAAAZYE/8TbO02ksQGYkCKHYFDwuHzJYibwMoSKeQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20180103_112902970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F2atwE_a8Jk/Wk4EptB2g0I/AAAAAAAAZYE/8TbO02ksQGYkCKHYFDwuHzJYibwMoSKeQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_20180103_112902970.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div>Louis Braille created the Braille system because he loved to read. Thanks to him, and to the funding organization CBM, Pratham Education Foundation will be able to take our stories to over 100 libraries in Maharshtra and Madhya Pradesh.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gc0MmLjb0V4/Wk4Ew5waySI/AAAAAAAAZYM/lpFnMVAtAt8_epXgCj25vNwv7uf8Kh6aACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20180103_112641870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gc0MmLjb0V4/Wk4Ew5waySI/AAAAAAAAZYM/lpFnMVAtAt8_epXgCj25vNwv7uf8Kh6aACLcBGAs/s320/IMG_20180103_112641870.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The book is not available for sale now, but the non-Braille books are available as print books. They can be read for free in English here:&nbsp; <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/153-cheep-cheep-drip-drip" target="_blank">Cheep Cheep Drip Drip</a>, <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/202-bunty-and-bubbly" target="_blank">Bunty and Bubbly,</a> <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/90-goloo-the-circle" target="_blank">Goloo the Circle</a>, <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/8028-avani-and-the-pea-plant" target="_blank">Avani and the Pea Plant,</a> <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/1002-anaya-s-thumb" target="_blank">Anaya's Thumb</a>, and <a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/209-the-timid-train" target="_blank">The Timid Train.&nbsp;</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/kK63VCVP5xk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/kK63VCVP5xk/six-of-our-stories-in-braille-on-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mala)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2018/01/six-of-our-stories-in-braille-on-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-5412644741974365275Sat, 16 Dec 2017 05:53:00 +00002018-02-07T01:42:14.159+05:30jobspratham booksPratham Books is Hiring : Manager: Strategy & Insights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the last 3 years, we have increased our impact by investing deeply in technology based initiatives to further our mission. We are now looking to hire a <b>Manager: Strategy &amp; Insights</b> to help develop innovative strategies as we scale up these initiatives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxxkyR-RgUo/WjQZly4iu1I/AAAAAAAAMi4/yzuxix-A_AcKyroQM6_fdv3YfpqnmG1qQCLcBGAs/s1600/A%2Bgirl%2Bcalculating%2Band%2Bworking%2Btowards%2Ban%2Binvention%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1073" height="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SxxkyR-RgUo/WjQZly4iu1I/AAAAAAAAMi4/yzuxix-A_AcKyroQM6_fdv3YfpqnmG1qQCLcBGAs/s400/A%2Bgirl%2Bcalculating%2Band%2Bworking%2Btowards%2Ban%2Binvention%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Illustration :&nbsp;<a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/users/15228-thea-nicole-de-klerk">Thea Nicole de Klerk</a>, CC-BY 4.0 licensed,<br />From the book 'Springloaded' published by&nbsp;<a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/publishers/442-book-dash" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Book Dash</a>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />About the Project :</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.storyweaver.org.in/">StoryWeaver</a> is a digital platform that hosts children’s stories in multiple Indian and international languages, so that children have access to reading resources in their mother tongues to learn and practice reading. All the stories are available under open licences and not only can they be read for free, they can also be translated or versioned, using simple tools embedded on the platform.<a href="http://www.storyweaver.org.in/"> In 2 years, StoryWeaver has grown from </a>800 stories in 24 languages to 6500 stories in 104 languages. We have built a robust global community that uses our content as well as contributed to creating more content on the platform.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">StoryWeaver is being recognized as an emerging innovation that can transform the early literacy reader ecosystem globally. Recently, StoryWeaver was featured in the World Bank's report on <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/20-innovative-edtech-projects-around-world">20 innovative EdTech projects from around the world</a>, and was also the recipient of the prestigious Library of Congress Literacy Award 2017 International Prize. Our vision is for StoryWeaver to be the largest multilingual open library in the world for children by creating a collaborative publishing model that can address the scarcity of reading resources in their mother tongue languages.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Job Description</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This position will work closely with the senior leadership to understand and shape the strategic direction StoryWeaver. There will be significant opportunities for innovation, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to further develop, nurture and scale a world-class digital platform that is redefining the way reading resources can be created and distributed globally. In a 2 year time-frame, the project outcomes are expected to scale by 10x and this position will play an important role in helping the organization meet this objective.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Key Responsibilities:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Work closely with the internal teams to design strategies to implement the StoryWeaver’s strategic and operational plans</li><li>Align processes and resource-planning with overall strategy</li><li>Develop plans to materialize strategy and analyze strategic partnership opportunities</li><li>Track and monitor user trends and usage data to develop insights that will drive future product enhancements&nbsp;</li><li>Monitor and analyze industry trends and market changes</li></ul><b>Requirements</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Masters in Business Administration, Marketing or a related field</li><li>Proven experience as a Strategic Planner or Business Consultant</li><li>Understanding of market research and data analysis</li><li>Knowledge of business operations and procedures</li><li>Demonstrable strategic thinking abilities</li><li>Analytical mind with problem-solving attitude</li><li>Excellent organization skills&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English&nbsp;</li><li>Sophisticated ICT skills&nbsp;</li><li>Willing to travel to all project locations</li><li>6-8 years of experience&nbsp;</li></ul><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nice to have but not mandatory:</b><br /><ul><li>Experience working with non-profits</li><li>BTech/MSc/MCA degree in Computer Science or related disciplines will be a plus</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Location: </b>Position is based out of Bangalore and is full-time. Project is expected to complete within a 2 year time-frame.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Salary:</b> Compensation will be commensurate with experience.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Write to us</b>: Email your resume with '<b>Manager: Strategy &amp; Insights'</b> in the subject line to <a href="mailto:careers@prathambooks.org">careers@prathambooks.org</a></div></div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/zGbOqZk7WW8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/zGbOqZk7WW8/pratham-books-is-hiring-manager.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2017/12/pratham-books-is-hiring-manager.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-3254485755270241357Fri, 15 Dec 2017 18:13:00 +00002017-12-15T23:46:39.169+05:30jobspratham booksPratham Books is Hiring : HR Generalist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children’s book publisher with a mission to 'a book in every child’s hands’.’ The key objective is to publish good quality, affordable storybooks in multiple Indian languages and spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India. In the last decade, Pratham Books has published over 375+ original titles in 20 Indian languages, which total up to about 2500+ books. We saw open licensing of our content as an opportunity to scale up enormously, but flexibly, in a way that would serve our mission. StoryWeaver is an initiative from Pratham Books. It is an open source, digital repository of multilingual children’s stories. The platform hosts 6000+ books in 100+ languages. All the stories are available under Creative Common license, which allows users to read, download or print and use all the stories for free.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>We are looking for a full-time, HR Generalist. The position is based in Bengaluru.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdftyEjEOxE/WjQQzD0SmNI/AAAAAAAAMio/H7gPO6ur3KkzNSNYslVxKDagPxrq-Wq6ACLcBGAs/s1600/Five%2Bpeople%2Bstanding%2Bamong%2Btrees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1073" height="191" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdftyEjEOxE/WjQQzD0SmNI/AAAAAAAAMio/H7gPO6ur3KkzNSNYslVxKDagPxrq-Wq6ACLcBGAs/s400/Five%2Bpeople%2Bstanding%2Bamong%2Btrees.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Job responsibilities:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a HR Generalist you will be responsible for the entire HR operations, including hiring process coordination, implementation of employee policies and compliance related follow ups. This position reports to the CEO.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Here is a list of some of the main responsibilities (but not limited to):</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Be the one-point contact for all HR administration related activities at PB. Help employees with queries related to HR policies and processes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Take ownership of the end to end hiring process for all positions and collaborate with the leadership, function heads to ensure results.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Administer compensation, benefits and performance management process.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Maintain required documentation for all employees and up to date employee data, employee insurance and other statutory benefits.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Ensure organization’s compliance to local labor laws and statutory practices.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Create positive employee experience for new as well as the exiting employees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Help new employees assimilate in to the organization.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Conceptualize events that bring employees together and collaborate with admin and finance to organize events like Manthan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Manage internal communication related to HR issues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Experience and Job competencies</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is an organization driven by the mission and a strong purpose of improving the world of children, especially of those who are under provided. As a Human Resource Generalist, you will need skills and values that align to an environment that is creative, passionate, diverse and inclusive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Here is a list of skills and knowledge required for the job:</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Communication skills for building open and trusting work environments.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Experience of working as an ‘Individual Contributor’ without close supervision and collaborating with various teams to achieve results.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Understanding the end to end hiring process and experience of closing positions within expected timeframe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Understanding of compliance and statutory requirements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Using, adopting and deploying technology relevant to the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Using data regularly to support decisions making process related to employee policies and issues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Working with geographically distributed teams.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Basic Computer knowledge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Interested candidates are requested to send in their resume to <b>careers@prathambooks.org</b> with 'HR Generalist'&nbsp; in the subject line of the email.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/2IS7IMR6vd8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/2IS7IMR6vd8/pratham-books-is-hiring-hr-generalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2017/12/pratham-books-is-hiring-hr-generalist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-7811593249111373378Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:42:00 +00002017-12-13T22:17:59.316+05:30jobspratham books Pratham Books is Hiring : Editorial Assistant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Pratham Books is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join the StoryWeaver team!<br /><br />As the stories on <b>StoryWeaver </b>(https://storyweaver.org.in/) are travelling further, we need more hands on board!<br /><br /><b>StoryWeaver</b>&nbsp;is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children's stories. A Pratham Books' initiative, StoryWeaver allows its users to read, create and translate stories into many, many Indian and international languages in the hope that children across the world can read quality stories in languages of their choice.<br /><br />Currently, we're looking for a <b>full-time, Editorial Assistant</b>&nbsp;to join our Digital Team in Bangalore.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fe_rPjxKeT0/WjFYWYkHg9I/AAAAAAAAMiU/as6HgIa32qQZvN7Ov0TZK__i2BBOlsg6wCLcBGAs/s1600/FACEBOOK%2B%25281%2529%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fe_rPjxKeT0/WjFYWYkHg9I/AAAAAAAAMiU/as6HgIa32qQZvN7Ov0TZK__i2BBOlsg6wCLcBGAs/s320/FACEBOOK%2B%25281%2529%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The editorial assistant will be required to perform administrative and editorial tasks to ensure the production process runs smoothly. The candidate will be responsible for:</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Managing freelancers -- including handling contracts, sending out invoices and delivering complimentary copies of the books</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Working with the editorial and design team to adapt books to the digital platform</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Resource management of the team</div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children’s books publisher. Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children’s stories.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Required skills</strong></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;">One year of administrative experience</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Excellent command over the English Language</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Efficient in terms of task management</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">A people’s person and a team player</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Highly organised and ability to multitask</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Knowledge of design software is a plus</div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send your resume to <b>storyweaver@prathambooks.org</b> with ‘Editorial Assistant’ in the subject line of the email.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/prathambooks/~4/c6bZbIWcpHc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/prathambooks/~3/c6bZbIWcpHc/pratham-books-is-hiring-editorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maya)http://blog.prathambooks.org/2017/12/pratham-books-is-hiring-editorial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399608674983039859.post-8110833447140980590Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:16:00 +00002017-11-30T03:46:30.959+05:30book donationBookschildren's booksdonateabookWhen Books Travel...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>Over the course of the year, our books have been travelling across the country. Pratham Books' <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/">Donate-a-Book</a> platform has enabled organizations, schools as well as individuals to raise funds for children they work with. It is always heartwarming to see the places our books land in - thanks to the efforts of passionate educators and citizens like these. And this wouldn't be possible with the generous contributions made by the people who believe in the power of books! Take a look at where our books have travelled to recently.<br /><br />Sidrah started a campaign to get books for '<a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/242-Donate-a-book">Lakshya Ek Behtar Samaaj</a>'- an organization in <b>Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)</b> that supports children of manual scavengers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-own_6rUYS3o/Wh8p7Ziw8GI/AAAAAAAAMg4/u4V4jWXvWPQv-Gr14ZfwqAeberLN4ewcQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG-20170427-WA0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-own_6rUYS3o/Wh8p7Ziw8GI/AAAAAAAAMg4/u4V4jWXvWPQv-Gr14ZfwqAeberLN4ewcQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG-20170427-WA0020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Fulfilling to meet the very driven Ranjesh Singh who works with children of manual scavengers in Baba ka Purwa,Lucknow. So grateful to hv the opportunity to mentor him and support these talented children. <a href="https://t.co/NoAL1I0ILu">pic.twitter.com/NoAL1I0ILu</a></blockquote></div></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">— Sidrah (@SidrahDP) <a href="https://twitter.com/SidrahDP/status/935793173569384448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>A <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/247-ZPHS's-English-Endeavour">Zilla Parishad school</a> in <b>Bhoodan Pochampally (Telangana)</b> now has several English books thanks to the campaign run by Shirisha (an educator at the school).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEyeMyGyAoE/Wh8sT9bLtZI/AAAAAAAAMhE/kDVfP2tFBMYGSPuzK9GRW_xu-SvJ0Z5iQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG-20171101-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEyeMyGyAoE/Wh8sT9bLtZI/AAAAAAAAMhE/kDVfP2tFBMYGSPuzK9GRW_xu-SvJ0Z5iQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG-20171101-WA0000.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reading hour in <b>Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh</b> - courtesy the campaign run by <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/291-Books-for-Champions">Rayalaseema Development Trust</a></div></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/prathambooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@prathambooks</a> for their illustrated books, the Reading Hour in the library <a href="https://twitter.com/ASA_RDT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ASA_RDT</a> have been beneficial for the kids. Cheers! <a href="https://t.co/Rzi0gBv5fO">pic.twitter.com/Rzi0gBv5fO</a></div>— AnantapurSportsAcad (@ASA_RDT) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASA_RDT/status/915948703336210433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2017</a></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********</div>Books at a brand new library in <b>Ladakh</b>. The books are now part of the <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/280-Read-Now--Sharmila's">Himalayan Reading program</a> that Sharmila (the campaigner) wanted to start.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7cNtsKmAA0E/Wh8utpq-VmI/AAAAAAAAMhY/_9WuwXUmmY4CMsZFGfZC8PmcluD_r1iXQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170625_172512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7cNtsKmAA0E/Wh8utpq-VmI/AAAAAAAAMhY/_9WuwXUmmY4CMsZFGfZC8PmcluD_r1iXQCLcBGAs/s400/20170625_172512.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzESNw14XSI/Wh8ut8EYzuI/AAAAAAAAMhc/CpTvfWqqDaE04d6SzkAh9gAsohLUNmoqwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170823_184231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzESNw14XSI/Wh8ut8EYzuI/AAAAAAAAMhc/CpTvfWqqDaE04d6SzkAh9gAsohLUNmoqwCLcBGAs/s400/20170823_184231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**********<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you find yourself at <b>Oblapuram village in Andhra Pradesh</b>, do keep an eye out for our books. The campaign by <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/225">Adarsh Seva Samithi </a>was partially funded and were the first story books to reach the kids they work with.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Fhs9APUp7k/Wh8v-FHFCLI/AAAAAAAAMho/xu8T2HvMcxMv-lFShQoIc9C3f3RjLOYyQCLcBGAs/s1600/2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Fhs9APUp7k/Wh8v-FHFCLI/AAAAAAAAMho/xu8T2HvMcxMv-lFShQoIc9C3f3RjLOYyQCLcBGAs/s400/2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**********</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The campaign started by <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/campaign/239-School-Library-Project">The Gerry Martin Project</a> sought to source books for two rural schools. This picture is from a Bookmaking workshop at a school in <b>Rathnapuri, Karnataka</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X6BtNqRYEOc/Wh8wwLp3VuI/AAAAAAAAMhw/g335yGOtCj0GaFO5-oOnRa13IDBWQTvngCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_9525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X6BtNqRYEOc/Wh8wwLp3VuI/AAAAAAAAMhw/g335yGOtCj0GaFO5-oOnRa13IDBWQTvngCLcBGAs/s400/DSC_9525.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**********</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By making a small donation to a campaign on Donate-a-Book, not only do our books travel, but kids also travel to new worlds and spaces through these books.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Can you <a href="https://donateabook.org.in/">Donate-a-Book</a> today?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div class="feedflare">
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These stories bring together a string of endearing characters, in familiar settings, trying oh-so-hard to navigate through a problem or question that can be answered with the help of a little Math.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Math can sometimes earn the unfair title of being that tough subject, that inspires dread and confusion in little minds. Our new selection of stories are here to help win the battle against this title. These stories and illustrations have been created in such a way that they lead to an organic understanding of a certain idea or concept in Math, and light a spark of curiosity in the minds of kids, pushing them to want to know more. We have tried to use incidents common to our daily lives to make the knowledge bit of the story more relatable and fun.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It’s incredibly important to us that kids aren’t intimidated by numbers, but rather are intrigued by the beauty and simplicity that Math can offer, and the opportunities for self-awareness it can hold. And so, our collection has stories talking about how patterns aren’t just restricted to numbers and tricky questions in textbooks, but are also a tool of nature itself seen in flower petals and seashells. We want readers to learn not just more about fractions and Venn diagrams, but also more about themselves when they are reading these stories. And that is why we’ve attempted to bring in characters that will push readers to think about their interests and strengths, and also about the different values and qualities they would like to see in themselves and those around them.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2A7IYnQCwNQ/Waf3WlsyCzI/AAAAAAAAABQ/c70cBl6HeJUZ3Ukwk1h0p8Zjx-gXPxV3wCLcBGAs/s1600/Seashell%2Band%2Bstarfish%2Bon%2Ba%2Bbeach%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="1073" height="182" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2A7IYnQCwNQ/Waf3WlsyCzI/AAAAAAAAABQ/c70cBl6HeJUZ3Ukwk1h0p8Zjx-gXPxV3wCLcBGAs/s400/Seashell%2Band%2Bstarfish%2Bon%2Ba%2Bbeach%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><i>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">An illustration by Hari Kumar Nair from 'Fascinating Fibonaccis'</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our set of Math books have been edited by Roopa Pai, popular author of several fantasy adventure novels for younger readers. Six of the books have been art-directed by Kaveri Gopalakrishnan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of our new titles include –&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/5699-how-old-is-muttajji">How Old is Muttajji</a> </b>by Roopa Pai and Kaveri Gopalkrishnan</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Putta and Putti know that Muttajji is really, really old. But exactly HOW old is she? Join the twin detectives on an exciting mathematical journey through Muttajji's memories and India's history in their quest to crack the big question.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/4772-dum-dum-a-dum-biryani">Dum Dum-a-Dum Biryani</a> </b>by Gayathri Tirthapura and Kabini Amin</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Basha and Sainabi are in a panic. Ammi is ill, and Saira aunty has just announced that she is arriving for lunch - with 23 other people! Budding chef Basha thinks he can cook Ammi's Dum Biryani, but her recipe only makes enough for 4 people. Math wiz Sainabi jumps in to help, declaring that she knows how to turn a 4-person recipe to a 24-person recipe. Do the siblings succeed in serving up a truly Dum Dum-a-Dum biryani? Read this book to find out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x1K1Z-BLTDg/Waf3nTP9G1I/AAAAAAAAABU/DIMxP6z04sAPWIxNtlDW-hbwtQD_S-H2wCLcBGAs/s1600/Boy%2Bholding%2Bbeans%252C%2Bgirl%2Bcalculating.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1073" height="229" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x1K1Z-BLTDg/Waf3nTP9G1I/AAAAAAAAABU/DIMxP6z04sAPWIxNtlDW-hbwtQD_S-H2wCLcBGAs/s320/Boy%2Bholding%2Bbeans%252C%2Bgirl%2Bcalculating.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;An illustration by Kabini Amin from 'Dum Dum-a-Dum Biriyani'</i></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/4445-how-far-is-far"><b>How Far is Far</b></a> by Sukanya Sinha and Vishnu M Nair&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you thought your friend's house on the other side of town was far away, you have clearly not read this book. Climb the Magic Math Ladder to get from where you are to the top of Mount Everest, to Kashmir, to the moon, the Sun, and ultimately, to the edge of the Universe, which is very, very, VERY far away indeed. Ready, steady, go!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/5619-the-fascinating-fibonaccis"><b>The Fascinating Fibonaccis</b></a> by Shonali Chinniah and Hari Kumar Nair&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Almost a thousand years ago, an Indian scholar called Hemachandra discovered a fascinating number sequence. A century later, the same sequence caught the attention of Italian mathematician Fibonacci, who wrote about it. The Fibonacci sequence, as it began to be called, was straightforward enough - what made it fascinating was that this particular set of numbers was repeated many, many times in nature - in flowers, seashells, eggs, seeds, stars... Find out more inside this book!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10823-i-spy"><b>I Spy!</b></a> by Samvida Venkatesh and Sandhya Prabhat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A simple game of 'I Spy' at Sania's birthday party turns into a hilarious misadventure when bees and cats and dogs decide to join in. Does Sania find ALL her hidden friends in the end? COUNT DOWN with the birthday girl to find out!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PuxVMxNurO0/WafLUOch9oI/AAAAAAAAAA8/hCANTQU_NdwV97CfeTctI1gyqA6MpKLQgCLcBGAs/s1600/Girls%2Boffering%2Ba%2Bpiece%2Bof%2Bcake%2Bto%2Btheir%2Bfriend%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1600" height="191" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PuxVMxNurO0/WafLUOch9oI/AAAAAAAAAA8/hCANTQU_NdwV97CfeTctI1gyqA6MpKLQgCLcBGAs/s400/Girls%2Boffering%2Ba%2Bpiece%2Bof%2Bcake%2Bto%2Btheir%2Bfriend%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><i>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">An illustration by Sandhya Prabhat from 'I Spy'</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10730-more-or-less-need-to-guess">More or Less? Need to Guess!</a> </b> by Gayathri Tirthapura and Sahitya Rani&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So many mithai boxes to count, so little time! Can Ranjita and Vikram do it? Yes, using a cool math trick called 'Approximately More-or-Less'! Read this fun wedding story to learn the trick yourself!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10398-one-by-two"><b>One by Two</b></a> by Maya Bisineer and Shreya Sen&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">How do you share something fairly with a friend? How do you take one thing and divide it into two equal parts? Join Rani and Jiya at the fair where they use a simple trick called One-by-Two to share a delicious meal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10963-same-same-or-different"><b>Same-same or Different?</b></a>&nbsp;by Roopa Pai and Rohit Kelkar&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Can you only be friends with people who are exactly like you? Is it wrong to be best friends with someone who is different? SORT OUT the answers to these questions with Snake and Sparrow in this heartwarming story about friendship.</div></div><div class="feedflare">
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